On 27th February 2021 our expert Stanislav Ivanov was a speaker at Joint International Tourism and Hospitality Annual Research Convention (iTHARC 2021) and the International Annual Tourism and Hospitality Student Research Conference (iATHSRC 2021), organised by the Philippine Association of Researchers for Tourism and Hospitality, Inc. (PARTH). Stan's presentation was on COVID-19 as a driver of automation and robotisation in hospitality and tourism.